Biography
Frederick was educated in Germany and France. He came to England in 1939 and took up acting at the suggestion of his English headmaster. He attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London between 1946 and 1948 and started his stage career at preston Rep in 1949. Many rep seasons in provinces before West End appearances including 'The Comedy of Errors', 'Lock Up Your Daughters', 'The Potsdam Quartet', 'Big Fish, Little Fish', 'For Adults Only', 'A Patriot For Me', 'Mrs. Gibson's Boys' and 'Salad Days'. Frederick started his television career in 1955 and went into films in 1956. He continued to act in all strands of the profession until his death.
Acted in 80
2020s
- 2025
Doctor Who: The Savages
Jano (voice)
1990s
- 1995
Cold Comfort Farm
Doctor Adolph Müdel
- 1993
Selling Hitler
Fritz Stiefel
- 1991
Selling Hitler
Fritz Stiefel · 2 episodes
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
- 1985
I Woke Up One Morning
TV
- 1984
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
Colonel Melchett · 3 episodes
Miss Marple
Colonel Melchett · 1 episode
- 1982
- 1981
The Potsdam Quartet
Douglas Smedley
- 1980
Nijinsky
Gabriel Astruc
At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength)
Kurt Langsdorf
1970s
- 1979
Home-Movies
Keith Sayle
- 1978
The Doombolt Chase
TV
Winterspelt 1944
Major Robert Wheeler
- 1977
Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy
Professor Marius
- 1976
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Marker
- 1975
Doctor Who: Planet of Evil
Sorenson
- 1974
Skiboy
Jacques Noêl · 13 episodes
- 1973
Warship
TV
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Mr Barker
- 1972
Pretenders
Joachim · 13 episodes
- 1971
One of Those Things
Melchior
- 1970
Song of Norway
Henrik Ibsen
Little Women
Professor Friedrich Bhaer · 2 episodes
The Looking Glass War
Pilot
1960s
- 1969
The Limbo Line
Movie
The Naked Sun
Leebig
The Inside Man
Doctor James Austen · 12 episodes
- 1967
Boy Meets Girl
Towner · 1 episode
- 1966
Doctor Who: The Savages
Jano
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
Play It Cool
Male Receptionist
- 1961
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Ice Cold in Alex
2nd German Officer
- 1957
The One That Got Away
German Prisoner
- 1956
The Black Tent
Koch
- 1955
